A woman sets a laundry basket in front of a washing machine - Fstop123/Getty Images Laundry can be a surprisingly time-consuming and laborious task. You have to gather your dirty clothes, carry your ...

Just like the kitchen or bathroom, the laundry room plays a crucial role in keeping the household going, but it's often a design afterthought, stuffed into a dark closet or relegated to a dreary ...

Laundry rooms these days are migrating upstairs from basements, where they've traditionally sat in most homes. Sometimes these rooms are little more than two appliances and a slop sink in an ...

Laundry used to take a full day to do and often meant going somewhere else to do it: the river to pound dirty clothes on wet rocks; the basement in an apartment building where it was dark, hot and ...

"We spend so much time [in a laundry room] that it’s important to make it beautiful, bright and functional," says The Couture Closet's Kathleen Jacobson, who designed this space. Dan Piassick Like ...

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A laundry room renovation with functional features and stunning details has concerned fellow DIYers that they too will have ...

For many, the laundry room is little more than a place to get stuff done — and then get out. Seattle home organizer Kammie Lisenby is even more to the point: “It’s the place where we all dread to go.” ...

During a home renovation, the priority rooms are usually kitchens and bathrooms—but what about a laundry room makeover? “The kitchen is great and all, but many of us spend more time in the laundry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. Laundry rooms used to be dark, dreary spaces tucked out of ...